EHS Manager

What you will do

Safety  by monitoring and evaluating environmental, health and safety conditions; assuring compliance with applicable policies, procedures and governmental standards; and maintenance of the Chiller Products Environmental, Health, and Safety Programs for the New Freedom, PA campus.

How you will do it

• Be knowledgeable in JCI Best Business Practices and incorporate in programs.

• Educate, motivate and train personnel in good housekeeping practices, safe work procedures, PPE, etc.

  • Engaging the entire work force both salary and hourly to drive cultural change and accomplishing safety performance objectives and targets.

  • Performing job hazard analysis and ergonomic risk assessments and creating action plans to reduce risk.

  • Performing incident investigations using an 8D process, with the focus on root cause, corrective and preventive actions and verification.

  • Maintain safety matrix and data base to support all necessary safety training as outlined by JCI and OSHA standards.

  • Managing workers compensation and reducing costs by working closely with insurance carriers and state authorities, along with in-house supervisors and managers.  Works each claim from the accident report to return of the worker for modified duty and ultimately to claim closure.

  • Reviewing planned changes and new equipment prior to receipt through a Management of Change (MOC) process. Approves or recommends changes location/relocation of equipment, facilities, safety designs, and processes. Incorporate Design for Safety and Design for Environment principals.  Incorporate Design for Safety and Design for Environment principals.

• Manage the campus personal protective equipment, work clothing and safety equipment programs according to company standards and operating budget.

• Develop and implement effective Test Lab programs for the identification, prevention and control of occupational injuries and illnesses using Hierarchy of Controls methodology. 

• Develop and coordinate Test Lab health and safety education, incentive and training programs. 

• Serve on the Test Lab safety committee as Co-Chairperson.

• Maintain current awareness of applicable federal, state and local environmental, health, and safety regulations. 

• Maintain legal, governmental and company environmental, health, and safety-related records according to standards, including confidentiality. 

• Maintain an accurate OSHA 300 log. 

• Accompany visiting inspectors and report findings.

• Administer the campus hazard communication program, including maintaining up-to-date SDS's, effective identification and approval of all chemicals, chemical inventory and related training and education programs.

• Review all testing and support operations to assure ongoing safety. Establishing safety performance metrics, both leading and lagging indicators.

• Assist the business in developing risk assessments and safe operating procedures for all tasks and in investigating incidents. 

• Develop and implement audit programs to review and assure compliance with applicable health and safety standards.

• Management and leadership style to support positive employee relations.

• Coordinate and administer the Environmental Programs following corporate guidelines and Federal, State and Local requirements.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

What we look for

• Bachelor's degree required.  Occupational Safety/Industrial Hygiene or related field highly preferred.

• Minimum six years of experience in a manufacturing/test or construction environment with a minimum of 2 years of experience in a supervisory/management role.

• Previous experience in heavy industrial environment highly preferred.

• Experience in accident investigation, analysis, and corrective action planning.

• Experience with administering a hazardous communication program, including managing and leading an emergency response team.

• Previous experience with OSHA, DEP, EPA, NFPA, DEP and MWRA regulations and compliance.

• Highly effective and professional interpersonal skills

• Experience preparing and presenting EHS trainings and recordkeeping.

• Strong computer and organizational skills.

• Ability to be proactive, follow up and follow through to ensure safety compliance for regular activities as well as future projects.

• Be able to use good judgement and build rapport with diverse internal and external clientele

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